I just ripped this from another messageboard I was looking at, so some of you may have seen it before. It is a list of the 50 tallest basketballers of all time. The heights are metric, 1"= 2.5cm, thus Suliem Ali Nashnush is approximately 8'2" and Behnke Gunther is 7'3", resepectively. Here 'tis with the link below:

i saw that sun ming ming is 7'8 and 3/4, he's 236 cms, dude. Yao is a best player in that list, he's a Good player being 7'6 in the NBA.

There are bound to be inaccuracies in there ie. the exclusion of Ralph Sampson, like I said, I stole it. With the exceptions of Yao, Mark Eaton, Arvidas Sabonis and Rik Smits, it could pass for the 50 worst players

There are bound to be inaccuracies in there ie. the exclusion of Ralph Sampson, like I said, I stole it. With the exceptions of Yao, Mark Eaton, Arvidas Sabonis and Rik Smits, it could pass for the 50 worst players

i don't know, bro, 50 bad players, but worst ??!!! you know it's the basket ball, the height is a TALENT, a SKILL. If you watch yao played, you will see, he doesn't block, but he's huge, he's presence make him one of the best defenser player, cause it's hard to other penetrate to the hoop, and even Howard has problems playing with him, cause his height.

So for me it's the equal skill: being good at 7'6 (yao) or being great at 6'11 (howard).

i don't know, bro, 50 bad players, but worst ??!!! you know it's the basket ball, the height is a TALENT, a SKILL. If you watch yao played, you will see, he doesn't block, but he's huge, he's presence make him one of the best defenser player, cause it's hard to other penetrate to the hoop, and even Howard has problems playing with him, cause his height.

So for me it's the equal skill: being good at 7'6 (yao) or being great at 6'11 (howard).

I am generalising here, but excessively tall people, say 7'3" and up, tend to be a liability on one end of the floor, be it offense or D, due to a lack of lateral movement, making them slower down the floor. Look how long it takes for Kenny George to get back on D. I agree with you on Yao, though, the man is a freak and an awesome player and athlte to boot.

I am generalising here, but excessively tall people, say 7'3" and up, tend to be a liability on one end of the floor, be it offense or D, due to a lack of lateral movement, making them slower down the floor. Look how long it takes for Kenny George to get back on D. I agree with you on Yao, though, the man is a freak and an awesome player and athlte to boot.

lol, it's true bro, but when kenny george is under the hoop to play some D, he's not that bad, cause when he puts his hands up, he hides the hoops.
i wish he could make it to NBA, he could play 10 min. when team needs some defense to protect the basket.

Wasn't Sultan Kosen supposed not to have known even the color of a basketball? Now he's become a basketball player? Hey, why don't they add Robert Wadlow in there? There's a little footage of him "playing" basketball at HS.

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lol, it's true bro, but when kenny george is under the hoop to play some D, he's not that bad, cause when he puts his hands up, he hides the hoops.
i wish he could make it to NBA, he could play 10 min. when team needs some defense to protect the basket.

If people still think that this vertical buffalo, Sun 2*Ming can play, why not believe Kenny George can do the same...

Wasn't Sultan Kosen supposed not to have known even the color of a basketball? Now he's become a basketball player? Hey, why don't they add Robert Wadlow in there? There's a little footage of him "playing" basketball at HS.

If people still think that this vertical buffalo, Sun 2*Ming can play, why not believe Kenny George can do the same...

Kenny George has at least proved he can be quite productive at a fairly high collage level. If I had a extra late second round pick I might snag him and see how he developed in the NBDL. If you had quick PF who was a good weak side defender maybe you could play (George) a few minutes a game in certain situations.